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Three Knit Pouches

Purlbee 3Pouches
Use up your yarn stash to make these three little pouches by Whitney at The Purl Bee. I’m loving the button drawstring bag.

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Teen tries to ignite chemicals at police station A 14-year-old boy attempted to ignite a concoction of chemicals at a police station on the NSW north coast this afternoon, police say.

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Bangladeshi banking to help Scots A radical form of banking pioneered in Bangladesh could be brought to Scotland to help people out of poverty.

British spy chief's cover blown on Facebook The wife of the new head of Britain’s spy agency has posted pictures of her husband, family and friends on Internet networking site Facebook, details which could compromise security, a newspaper said…

Honeymoon bride spends too much time in airport toilet... so new husband flies home without her They were preparing to fly home after an idyllic honeymoon in Malaysia. But after only a week of married life, one couple’s romance came to a dramatic end after the bridegroom decided his wife simply…

Death toll rises in Philippines bombing Police in the southern Philippines say five people have been killed and about 30 wounded in a bomb attack outside a Catholic church.

US sailors assaulted in Perth, one with scissors Four US sailors have been assaulted, with one slashed in the face with scissors while on shore leave in Perth.

From Washed Alpaca Fleece to Spun Yarn

Aranbrew Alpacayarn
As a follow up to this post, Laura at Aran Brew has part 2 of her process from washed Alpaca fleece to spun yarn.

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French Broadcaster Sued for Firing Employee Based on HADOPI Stance It was the story of an e-mail heard around the world. You may remember Jérôme Bourreau-Guggenheim who expressed opposition in an e-mail to his member of parliament.

Sexual harassment and navy A GROUP of male sailors had a book recording bets on how many female crew they could have sex with.

<b>Weaving</b> with wood But when the time came and she tried to turn a tough willow root into the pliable fiber strand needed for weaving, the root cracked and broke off, …
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Shaking Off a Phantom AOL Bill Back in 2000, I worked at a magazine published by Time Inc., a division of Time Warner. When Time Warner merged with AOL, all employees got a petite perk: a free AOL email account.

Hope for blindness cure with laser breakthrough Millions of people could have their eyesight saved thanks to ground-breaking laser treatment that has the potential to eradicate the most common cause of blindness.

America to remove HIV visa ban after Briton's protest A law that has in effect banned people with HIV from visiting America for two decades is to be overturned after a Briton with the virus accused the US of hypocrisy and discrimination during a major…

Sarlaac pillow

Flickr user scrumptiousdelight created this Sarlaac monster in pillow form for Stitch Wars, a Star Wars crafting show. Note all the little details, like the Boba Fett helmet on one of the…